Hubbard helps identify evidence for the moon later named Larissa during ground-based occultation observations.
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William Hubbard Biography
Historical biography and chronological timeline for William Hubbard, based on 3 World History Database records associated with United States of America.
3 records1981–19863 events1 places
Chronological biography
1981
Larissa Occultation Detection1981
1984
Neptune Ring Arc Occultation22 July 1984
Hubbard records a brief stellar-light drop near Neptune that provides strong evidence for a partial ring or ring arc.
1986
Neptune Ring Arc Publication1986
Hubbard and colleagues publish the ground-based detection of a Neptunian ring-like arc.
Record provenance
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